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Sounds like Arecibo 2 will be a phased array... https://spacenews.com/arecibo-replacement-could-support-space-situational-awareness/

The current sats/launch record is 104 aboard an Indian PSLV launched in 2017. SpaceX ✓ @SpaceX Falcon 9 and 143 spacecraft are vertical on pad...

Friday Static Fire!! (Crank Up The Volume) Brutal! SUNDAY Flight TFR: 0700 - 0100 Eastern

Falcon 9 can send 23,800 kg to LEO, the same as Russia's Proton, so capacity's not much of an issue. Later this year they'll be sending a 2,400 kg...

Tempting ;) Sp Jan 22nd, do we know how many payloads it will deliver> Max weight per unit is 830Kg but now I am wondering whether the total...

Returning to the Moon has several reasons; economic, scientific, geopolitical, and military. Economic: a Gateway station in lunar orbit can be a...

When are we (Earth) sending 3 or more dudes (or women) to place other than space station, IE equalizing or exceeding Apollo program achievement from...

Buckle your seat belts, Starship sea launch platforms 'Phobos' & 'Deimos' Elon Musk hinted about sea launch platforms for Starship last June, ...

If you're into space trash and haven't yet, watch Planetes. It takes place in time when space trash became a problem (show tagline).

Space junk has degrees of severity, mostly based on the altitude of its orbit. Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) object are up to 450 km and come down...

Many choices to hit orbit and beyond. My concern is space trash, and the little efforts to develop scaleable solutions and soon, as much stuff is...